Perishability of agri-food products impacts the economic, environmental, and social aspects of agri-food supply chains (AFSCs). Product perishability is, usually, considered in tactical and operational decisions, but not in strategic ones, such as the design of the AFSC. The contribution of this paper is that it investigates the impact of product perishability on an AFSC design. To do so, first, a novel mixed-integer linear programming model is proposed to design entire AFSCs with multiple-products, which considers capacity, planting, harvesting, transporting and perishability constraints for a multiple-period horizon. A set of scenarios is generated by varying products’ shelf life and analysed. The results show that product perishability is relevant when designing AFSCs, especially for products with a short shelf life. The results show that an AFSC's economic performance improves when product perishability is considered. The model can also help in determining the investment needed extend products shelf life while remaining profitable. Other uses could include tactical planning for chains already in place.

农产品的易腐烂性会影响农产品供应链（AFSC）的经济，环境和社会方面。通常，在战略和运营决策中会考虑产品的易腐性，而在AFSC的设计等战略决策中则不会考虑。本文的贡献在于它研究了产品易腐性对AFSC设计的影响。为此，首先，提出了一种新颖的混合整数线性规划模型来设计具有多种产品的整个AFSC，该模型考虑了多个时期的能力，种植，收获，运输和易腐性约束。通过改变产品的保质期来生成一组情景并进行分析。结果表明，在设计AFSC时，产品的易腐性是相关的，特别是对于保质期短的产品。结果表明，考虑到产品的易腐性，AFSC的经济绩效得到改善。该模型还可以帮助确定所需的投资，以延长产品的保质期，同时保持盈利。其他用途可能包括对已经部署的链条进行战术规划。